[Britster]

Ugh I would be stressed over those options too. There are definitely pros and cons to both. Jackson is a very quirky dog though so I could never do either with him. He stayed at the vets one night (for an illness) and I picked him up with a disgusting smelly butt (from leaking anal glands out of being scared), he wouldn't stop panting for the first 30 mins of being home (stress) and I still feel awful I put him through it. But he does not like being handled/touched by strangers at all and is not crate trained. So he would do horrible in either situation. I realize I'm extremely lucky to have trustworthy family that watches him. IF I didn't have them, I would certainly find an in-home pet sitter. We would have to have a few meetings first so he could get used to them, etc, and I'd also leave out detailed instructions (as a pet sitter, I always enjoyed getting the long instruction note, that I could refer back to) and I'd also install nanny cameras.